Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2012

I love how this cake turned out!! I used two hard plastic replacement straws along with the handle from a gift bag to assemble the handle and it is very sturdy. Applying the big bow added a lot and helped to detract from my less-than-perfect basket piping. I thought the basket weave technique was the hardest part about this project. Place a jelly bean with some icing for stabilization behind each Peep to keep them standing upright. I used a recipe for a lemon cake with raspberry jam filling and a lemon meringue icing to make the inside extra appetizing. This cake is sure to add something special for young and old at your Easter meal!!

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millyot

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2011

Beautiful, delicious, festive cake!!

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kali1965

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2011

Easy to do and turned out great!

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rasmus28

Reviewed: May 13, 2011

outstanding recipe!

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eglasgow

Reviewed: May 4, 2011

Well this cake looked so good, that even when part of it collapsed (due to one of the layers needing another minute or two in the oven,) I still received a lot of compliments. I used a chocolate cake, which I covered in pink-dyed frosting. Then, I used a basket weaving technique for the frosting using pink and purple colors for the sides. (If you have never used this technique, it is much simpler than it looks. I had found a tutorial by Wilton on Youtube.) I used different colors of marshmallow chicks and spiced jelly bean eggs for the top decorations. I tried to spread green-dyed frosting into the center of the cake basket, but then realized it would be easier to pipe it, since the cake sides were breaking apart as I was spreading it. (I did not use the coconut, because i don't like it.) Overall, this looked fantastic, despite the collapsed section.

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Jacolyn

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Home Town: Fishkill, New York, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2011

Thanks for all the cool pictures to inspire me to make my own basket cake! Did a 2 layer choc. cake frosted with a basketweave tip. Used a piece of clear,flexable tubing (bought for cheap at Lowes) covered in ribbon for the handle. Secured with long bamboo shish kabob sticks. My Easter guests thought it was a real basket. : )

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Iowa Cook

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2011

This was so fun and easy to make. I wasn't sure exactly how I wanted to decorate it so I didn't put too much on the cake and it turned out so nice. Love this recipe and what an excellent idea, thank you.

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recipecollector

Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2010

SUPER easy to do! I used my own combination of candies. But definitely used the peeps. That was a great idea/suggestion! My nephew, who is 3 years old, was completely enamored by the Easter Basket cake and loved being able to have a little taste (a piece of candy out of the basket) before having to wait literally hours to be able to cut it. :) My bf, who is VERY handy, helped me fashion a handle out of thin jelly strips that I had found in fruity flavors, therefore in pretty colors. I braided it and he weaved some floral wire loosely through it to give it strength and form...and then just un-weaved it when my nephew just HAD to eat the handle! :)

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2010

Huge hit at Easter. Everyone loved it! And they were so amazed I did it myself. It was great! Thanks for the great idea!

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tannersmommy07

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2010

My 5yr old daughter and I just decorated this cake, Easter Morning. She had soooo much fun doing it! Turned out great! Warining: If you let the kiddos imagination run wild you might not be able to eat it for all the sugar!!

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